mastic

mastic is a 6-letter English word with 6 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: A low shrubby tree of the genus Pistacia (P. Lentiscus), growing upon the islands and coasts of the Mediterranean, and producing a valuable resin; -- called also, mastic tree. Face value is 10 in Scrabble and 12 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

6 letters · Scrabble 10 · Words With Friends 12 · 6 senses

Definitions

1. noun. A low shrubby tree of the genus Pistacia (P. Lentiscus), growing upon the islands and coasts of the Mediterranean, and producing a valuable resin; -- called also, mastic tree.
2. noun. A resin exuding from the mastic tree, and obtained by incision. The best is in yellowish white, semitransparent tears, of a faint smell, and is used as an astringent and an aromatic, also as an ingredient in varnishes.
3. noun. A kind of cement composed of burnt clay, litharge, and linseed oil, used for plastering walls, etc.
4. noun. an evergreen shrub of the Mediterranean region that is cultivated for its resin

   Synonyms: lentisk

5. noun. a pasty cement used as an adhesive or filler
6. noun. an aromatic exudate from the mastic tree; used chiefly in varnishes

Synonyms

lentisk

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in mastic:

micast, misact

Common word forms

mastics, masticable

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